Nanocomposite materials prepared by using quantum dots as building blocks
Abstract
Two different synthetic procedures for preparation of composite materials using semiconductor quantum dots as building blocks have been developed. The resulting powders preserved optical and photocatalytic properties of their constituent elements. Both methodologies are not limited to semiconductor quantum dots, but provide general procedures for the rational design of novel and potentially useful composite materials.
Keywords:
size quantization effect / photocatalysis / cadmium sulfide / titanium dioxideSource:
Materials Science Forum, 1998, 282-2, 19-26Note:
- Advanced Materials and Processes, 2nd Yugoslav Conference on Advanced Materials (YUGOMAT II), Sep 15-19, 1997, Herceg Novi, Yugoslavia
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.282-283.19
ISSN: 0255-5476